London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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period at the hospital clinics. By arrangement, most of
these are now referred to the Borough clinics, where they
are seen and carefully looked after until the 36th week
and subsequently until they are admitted to the hospital
for confinement.
The midwifery scheme now operating in London has
also increased the number of mothers attending for antenatal
care at the Borough clinics.
Owing to the above arrangements the attendances at
the Borough ante-natal clinics have increased enormously
and it has been found necessary to increase the number
of sessions.
The co-operation between the Hammersmith Hospital
and the Borough clinics is very close, as is also that
between the latter and the County Council midwives.
The number of Maternal Deaths during the past fifteen years is as follows:—
| Year. | Number of Deaths. | Number of live Births. | Maternal Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Accidents of Pregnancy. | |||
| 1924 | 4 | 4 | 2,399 | 3.3 |
| 1925 | 6 | 7 | 2,351 | 5.5 |
| 1926 | 3 | 4 | 2,188 | 3.2 |
| 1927 | 3 | 4 | 2,076 | 3.4 |
| 1928 | 5 | 5 | 2,258 | 4.4 |
| 1929 | 5 | 2 | 2,162 | 3.3 |
| 1930 | 4 | 5 | 2,173 | 4.1 |
| 1931 | 2 | 5 | 2,073 | 3.4 |
| 1932 | 3 | 4 | 1,940 | 3.6 |
| 1933 | 6 | 2 | 1,827 | 4.4 |
| 1934 | 4 | 5 | 1,783 | 5.0 |
| 1935 | 1 | 1 | 1,877 | 1.1 |
| 1936 | 1 | 2 | 1,922 | 1.6 |
| 1937 | 1 | 3 | 1,913 | 2.1 |
| 1938 | — | 2 | 1,874 | 1.1* |
* The Maternal Death rate calculated on the total (live and still) births
is 1.0.
Infectious Diseases of Mothers and Children
Under Five Years of Age.
Statistics showing the incidence of all infectious diseases
during the year are included in the general report, hut in